Portugal – Ghana : Preview & Prediction
Portugal and Ghana play , in a World Cup match (Group Stage). There have been no official matches between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last meeting was on 26-06-2014 and ended with the result: Portugal (2-1) Ghana.
With great expectation and ambition, Portugal makes its debut in this edition of the World Cup, hoping to achieve a positive result. In the last match it played for the national team friendly, it beat Nigeria by (4-0). In the last 10 matches Portugal registered 6 wins, 1 tie and 3 losses. Its attack has scored regularly, as it has managed to score in 8 of the last 10 games. There is 1 outstanding period in the last 20 matches played in all competitions: it has conceded 6 of its 15 goals between the minutes (31′-45′).
The Portuguese team comes to this World Cup as one of the favorites to reach the final stages of the competition. It should be noted that Portugal has a very balanced team with many quality pieces in their respective positions. One of the biggest doubts of the “seleção das Quinas” is the current physical shape of Manchester United striker Cristiano Ronaldo. Fernando Santos’ team usually plays in a 4-3-3 formation, favoring fast transitions. In this design, the three men who have the mission to cause panic in the opposing defense are Cristiano Ronaldo, Bernardo Silva and Rafael Leão. It should be noted that the player responsible for leading his team’s offensive onslaughts is attacking midfielder Bruno Fernandes. The Portuguese coach should be very pleased to have all the players at his disposal.
With great expectation and ambition, Ghana makes its debut in this edition of the World Cup, hoping to achieve a positive result. In the last match it played, for the national team friendly, it beat Switzerland by (2-0). In the last 10 matches, Ghana won 3, tied 4 and lost 3. Its attack has scored regularly, since it managed to score in 8 of the last 10 matches. In its games there is a tendency for few goals, as 9 of its last 22 games have ended with Less than 1.5 goals and 15 out of 22 have ended with Less than 2.5 goals. In 15 games, it has never managed to turn the score around in the 5 games in which it conceded the first goal.
Ghana’s team could be one of the great powers in the coming years in African soccer, however, they are still very ”green” for the level of this competition. After a disastrous Africa Cup of Nations, the Ghanaian federation decided to hire coach Otto Addo, currently on staff at Borussia Dortmund. The African team usually plays in a 4-3-3 formation, favoring fast transitions, mainly through the wings. In this design, the three players who will have as their main mission to cause havoc in the opposing defense are Kamaldeen Sulemana, Jordan Ayew and Iñaki Williams. It seems that the Ghanaian coach can count on all his players.
Portugal – Ghana : Betting Tips
OVER 2.5 GOALS Odds: 2.25
